MERIT Brewing Company
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada · Est. 2017
Tally's Take
Why this matters
A James Street North brewpub in the middle of Hamilton's long argument with itself about what the city is becoming. The kitchen is as much the point as the beer.
The Beer Library
Beers
Young Rival
Year-RoundIPA
First-party MERIT beer/brand evidence; series entries preserved without inventing edition details.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Chanan
Year-RoundDry Hopped Saison
First-party MERIT beer/brand evidence; series entries preserved without inventing edition details.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Waves
Year-RoundIPA
First-party MERIT beer/brand evidence; series entries preserved without inventing edition details.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Tomorrows
Year-RoundPilsner
First-party MERIT beer/brand evidence; series entries preserved without inventing edition details.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Fruition
Year-RoundSour Ale
First-party MERIT beer/brand evidence; series entries preserved without inventing edition details.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Nowhere
Year-RoundImperial Stout
First-party MERIT beer/brand evidence; series entries preserved without inventing edition details.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Unrivalled
Year-RoundIPA
First-party MERIT beer/brand evidence; series entries preserved without inventing edition details.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Origin of Darkness
Year-RoundImperial Stout Series
First-party MERIT beer/brand evidence; series entries preserved without inventing edition details.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Vantage
Year-RoundFirst-party MERIT beer/brand evidence; series entries preserved without inventing edition details.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →High Fives
Year-RoundFirst-party MERIT beer/brand evidence; series entries preserved without inventing edition details.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Waves Fruited Sour
Year-RoundFruit Sour
Ontario Pass 82 cumulative master. Original status: CURRENT / LCBO VERIFIED. Current LCBO; Hamilton, Ontario; cherry, lime, banana and vanilla; 4.0%.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Travel Guide
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